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Gemini:
Has anyone had any experience or knowledge of using PC Anywhere by Symantec?  I just had a brainwave today (I do so occasionally ;)) and thought it might be useful for my home machine to access my office machine.  Means I'll have to be there even less  ;D

Adept:
I used pcAnywhere quite a bit until Windows 2000 and XP came along with Terminal Server/Remote Desktop 8)

What do you need to know Gemini ?

Gemini:
Oh you've thrown me now Adept, I heard that Remote desktop wasn't as secure or as good as using PC Anywhere and up till now I hadn't really bothered.  It was just the thought of being busier workwise these days that I could limit some of my travelling.  Is Remote Desktop easy to set up and use?

Adept:
Remote Desktop is as secure as any Microsoft product Gemini. Just keep up with the security patches ;)

Actually, you shouldn't actually remote desktop directly onto your PC. It's better to set up a Virtual Private Network and use that to run Remote Desktop. Is that a little too complicated for you? ;)

As for Remote Desktop being as good as pcAnywhere; I would say the RD is much faster :)

Gemini:
Ahhh now you're getting complicated Adept  ;)  I was thinking of something simple just to access the work machine :)  Anything too complicated would be easier just to drive to the office  8)

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